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Although Yuanjiang City has sky-bombing cannons and Tianwei cannons that arrived in the later period, there are not many direct-fire cannons. The usual shield carts can resist the lead bullets of most muskets, and there are even more advanced ones, which are covered with raw cowhide and covered with mud and water-soaked quilts in the shape of a car.

"It's okay to push the shield cart to the edge of the trench." Wu Zisheng put down the binoculars, handed it to Xu Mingchen casually, and said lightly: "Our artillery fire can still kill and injure the enemy behind the shield car, and if the enemy wants to fill the trench, he will appear from behind the shield car, and he will be shot by muskets." Unless the enemy fills the trench with a shield cart, or builds a ladder directly over the trench, the musket will be more powerful and powerful even after the trench. And—" He pointed to the clearing between the breastwork trench and the containment trench, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

Xu Mingchen's retreat to Yuanjiang City was not long, and he was not clear about many arrangements. Seeing that Wu Zisheng wanted to speak and stopped, as a general who had just come over anyway, he was not easy to ask, but he also knew that there was something strange there, and it was not as simple as it seemed.

Wu Zisheng saw that Xu Mingchen did not get to the bottom of the matter, so he secretly appreciated it, and said: "When His Royal Highness left Yuanjiang, he said: Xu Mingchen and Gao Yingfeng are loyal, and if they come back anyway, they can be of great use. His Royal Highness personally praised it, and I firmly believed in it, and Fang Liuru and the two of them were in Yuanjiang City to help me. Yuanjiang is not lost. It will live up to the grace entrusted by His Royal Highness. ”

Gao Yingfeng, who was following Wu Zisheng, did not speak, and looked at Xu Mingchen at this time, and saw the shock and emotion in his eyes. Wu Zisheng, as the prince of the country, how could he lie and deceive? His Royal Highness Min does not think that the two of them have traces of surrender, but have the intention of reusing and promoting, which is impossible to say. can only do everything in their power and fight desperately to ensure that Yuanjiang is not lost, so that he can be worthy of the knowledge and favor of His Royal Highness Min.

For the generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and returned anyway, because they were completely cut off, Zhu Yongxing should be able to rest assured. But to be trusted and reused, of course, it has to go through a period of investigation. As for Xu Mingchen and Gao Yingfeng, they resisted to the end and swore not to surrender. The history of the martyrdom of Yuanjiang City can obviously be treated and appreciated exceptionally.

For the defense of Yuanjiang City, because he knew the various arrangements, Chen Guogong Wu Zisheng was more confident than Xu and Gao Er. Like the battle around the pontoon bridge, it was just an appetizer for the Qing army, and the feast was still to come!

Of course, because of the limited number of troops, it was impossible for the rebels to deploy defenses along the river. And move with the Qing army. Therefore, the rebel army did not intend to completely block the Qing army's crossing of the river. And. How could an old soldier like Wu Sangui not think of sending troops to cross the river from elsewhere, approach Yuanjiang City along the south bank of the Yuanjiang River, and then occupy a solid bridgehead for the Jiangbei army, and then build a bridge to cross the river.

Build equipment and make a posture to continue the attack from the pontoon. This was a smoke screen released by Wu Sangui in order to secretly divide troops to cross the river from upstream. The rebel army in Yuanjiang City was not prepared to attack from a distance at all, but focused on holding Yuanjiang City. It can really be said that it is a flattering envoy to the blind, Wu Sangui's plan is obviously redundant, just those Qing soldiers who want to create a false impression and feint to attack the dead and wounded.

A day later. In order to buy time for the troops to be smuggled upstream, and to attract the attention of the Yuanjiang rebels, Wu Sangui ordered the "Zhongyong Battalion" to launch an attack and used crudely made shield carts.

The well-made shield car front guard plate is fixed with a live pin, which can adjust the angle, and the lead bullet hits it, the guard plate will tilt and unload the force, and the lead bullet iron bullet is often refracted in the other direction, and the people and horses behind the shield car are not injured at all. The rough shield front guards are fixed, which is easier to make, and the protection is basically enough.

One by one, the shield carts pushed across the pontoon bridge, and looking at the direction of the arrangement, the direction of breakthrough chosen by the Qing army was west. Undoubtedly, this direction was correct, and once the defensive positions of the rebel army were broken, they would not be flanked by Yuanjiang City in the east. Moreover, the north side is a river, which can reduce the blow on one side.

"Push, push." The Qing soldiers howled loudly, kicked and beat the auxiliaries, dozens of shield carts, and discharged a line, which moved slowly under the impetus of the auxiliaries, and the entire front marched in unison, advancing towards the trench. Behind the shield cart were the auxiliaries carrying the ladders, behind the auxiliaries were the archers and musketeers, then the sword and shield soldiers, and behind the most lull were the officers who oversaw the formation.

Obviously, the Qing army was also testing various methods of attack. This time, instead of filling in the trenches, they first built protective facilities around the trenches, and used bows and muskets to fire at the rebels. Then set up a ladder and use swords and shields to cross the trench directly and attack the defenders behind the breastwork.

After seeing clearly the direction of the enemy's attack, several artillery pieces of hundreds of pounds were pushed and pulled behind the southern position of the rebels and moved westward. There is no way, the number is small, so it can only be used in a mobile way. But there were a lot of sky-bombardment cannons, and there were more than a dozen of them behind each defensive position, and they were pointing diagonally at the sky with their mouths open.

The soldiers in the breastwork trenches also began to run and change their guards, the defenders in the rearmost trench moved to the front, and the soldiers in the front trenches lined up in the rearmost trench.

The Qing army used shield carts as a cover to clear the obstacles on the ground as they advanced. When they were two hundred paces away from the trench, two guns pre-arranged on the west side took the lead in roaring, the red light flashed, the muzzles of the guns spewed out white smoke, two solid shells weighing more than three pounds flew out at a speed visible to the naked eye, cutting through the low flat trajectory, one fell to the ground before it could fly to the shield car line, and after splashing a cloud of smoke and dust on the ground, it flew forward again, slowing down a lot, and crashing into a shield car.

With a loud bang, the iron bullet slammed into the shield car guard, the shield car shook violently, the front half jumped up, the guard plate was not penetrated, but there were countless cracks immediately, and a lot of wood chips were squeezed out, and the fierce shot was like flying, piercing the body and face door of the auxiliary soldier behind, and the auxiliary soldier of the back cart screamed at the same time, covering his face and chest and screaming loudly.

The other shell did not hit the shield cart, but flew through the gap between the shield cart, carrying flesh and blood along the way. It wasn't until the shells had gone down that screams and wails rang out. The water and wetlands along the river are soft, and the shells only bounce three times, not only the distance is short. The casualties inflicted on the Qing army were also greatly reduced.

After the two cannons, there was a moment of silence, and the loading of the guns was very cumbersome, and it was necessary to reposition or adjust the angle, which naturally could not effectively stop the advance of the shield car.

A rain of arrows rose from behind the shield carts and flew towards the position. "Raise your shield!" The musketeer shouted. Crouching forward, hiding behind the breastwork, the Sword-and-Shield-Keeper immediately raised his shield, blocking the loader and himself under the shield.

The arrows are angled and do not pose a threat to the musketeers behind the breastwork, while the raised shields provide effective protection for others.

The shield cart approached the trench, and the two guns were reloaded, and roared again. The adjusted bombardment had an effect, and the two shield carts were shattered. Countless pieces of wood exploded and flew into the air, falling into the crowd behind one after another, and the auxiliaries behind fell to the ground.

"Tong, Tong, Tong......" In the midst of more than a dozen muffled sounds, the sky-bombing cannon shells flew into the sky and turned into hundreds of small smoking cannonballs. Over the trenches, over the shield wagons. smashed into the ranks of the Qing army. A moment later, explosions erupted, bright lights burst out, and black smoke rose.

Although his vision became blurred, Wu Sangui still saw that in the dust and smoke, countless Qing soldiers were screaming and wailing. Bleeding and rolling on the ground.

The arrows suddenly became sparse and weak, and although the Qing troops behind the shield cart temporarily defended themselves against the muskets on the opposite side, the bombardment still caused them to fall into confusion.

The musketeers still had no order to open fire, although the defenders who had moved to the first line of trenches were armed with large-caliber muskets, which should be able to penetrate the front plate of the crude shield cart at a distance of fifty or sixty meters. But the Ming generals seemed to want to keep this method for the time being.

The native soldiers under Yuanjiang Na Song had long had many guns of different ages and models, and later received the weapon support of the Ming army, and had their own tactics," ...... The long skill is in the gun, the one who can cover the toe, the sword, shield and gun armor, the sleeping place is not separated, and the day is fought. Every battle to the bird gun current, the card is second, the gun is second, like the spear after the gun, the short soldier is both connected, the elephant is prominent ......"

The musket models of the Ming army were also very varied, both captured from Burma, Annam, and Han troops in the line of national security. Since they were not yet capable of carrying out a unified standard of equipment, Zhu Yongxing and his subordinate generals could only make changes according to the actual situation, that is, they would organize the soldiers using the same type of musket together and fight according to a battalion of 300 men. And according to the power of the various muskets, try to reasonably distribute the defensive positions.

When the Qing army did not have a shield cart and did not approach the trench, the defenders defended three chest wall trenches according to the caliber of muskets, forming a reasonable distribution of guns and bullets from far and near, and killing and wounding the enemy to the greatest extent. However, when the shield wagon had reached the trench, it was necessary to move the muskets of the largest caliber to the front, ready to destroy the protective wall of the Qing army together with the artillery.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The maneuverable artillery roared and fired shells at the shield carts in front of the trenches, leaving the Qing army's protective walls intact, and the casualties and confusion from the bombardment slowed down the shield wagons behind to fill the gaps.

The war drums rumbled, and Wu Sangui gave an order to hesitate in front of the trench, and could only be beaten passively, and should forcibly cross the trench before the shield car was completely destroyed. Of course, for this rather peculiar trench defense, Wu Sangui and other Qing generals were also pondering and trying to find ways to attack.

Through the pontoon bridge, the "Loyal Battalion" sent another battalion of soldiers to reinforce it. Under the roar and organization of the officers, the Qing soldiers shot bows and arrows, muskets also shot through the gaps in the shield cart, the ladder was also carried, and a dozen auxiliary soldiers let out a cry mixed with fear and rushed out from behind the shield cart.

The commander-in-chief, Zhao Desheng, personally commanded the position on the Eastern Front, pressed his hand on the artillery who were anxiously waiting for his order, looked at the Qing soldiers opposite, and muttered silently in his heart: More people, more hugging forward, and squeezing tighter.

The ladder was set up in a trench, one, two...... The defensive position was still silent, and this terrible silence made the Qing soldiers feel inexplicably frightened, but the officers were wielding their swords and howling, and they could only bite the bullet and rush forward with a shout.

The ladder was set up on the wide trench, and the creak was trampled into an arc by the Qing soldiers, as if it was about to break. Two of them were even more overwhelmed, breaking in the middle with a click, and several Qing soldiers fell into the trench, and an inhuman scream immediately sounded. The Qing soldiers did not dare to go up the ladder in large numbers, so they had to slow down the speed of crossing the trench.

The five guns on the position continued to fire slowly and persistently, knocking down and shattering the shield carts into a pile of rags, so that the Qing troops behind the shield carts were more and more exposed.

It's okay, Zhao Desheng waved his arm violently. More than a dozen sky-bombing cannons were fired almost simultaneously. Nearly 100 small shells became dense in the air, rushing towards the Qing army with a cry of death. The smoke-emitting shells tumbled at the feet of the Qing soldiers, and even the veterans of a hundred battles were frightened and screamed.

Generally speaking, the contact fuse is more effective than the shell. But delayed fuses also have the advantage of being more effective at disrupting enemy formations or formations. No one can remain indifferent to the imminent smoke-emitting shells that are about to explode. Screaming evasion is inevitable.

At the same time as the first shell exploded, the muskets on the position also burst like beans, and the fire of the platoon guns raised a cloud of smoke, and the white smoke became denser and denser, and the thick smoke soon covered the front of the position, as if swallowing all the people and things in it together.

Liu Zhifu, the general of the right battalion of the "Loyal and Brave Battalion", was suddenly thrown to the ground by the captain of his own army, and then an explosion sounded beside him, and his ears were buzzing. He saw several soldiers lying on the ground not far away, their faces covered with beads of sweat. His lips trembled violently, and his eyes were full of fear. Obviously, the deafening sound of artillery, the whistling iron bullets, the wounded with their intestines piercing their stomachs and their bloody flesh, and the fierce cries had brought their spirits to the brink of collapse.

A stream of crimson blood flowed from above, and the body of the pro-soldier captain softened. Lying motionless on his body. Liu Zhifu pushed away this subordinate who loyally protected him, and saw that this subordinate was hit by shrapnel in the neck. Blood was gushing out, and he was dead.

The sound of musket fire was still ringing, and it was heard more clearly without the sound of the explosion. But it was no longer a roar of the whole line, the defenders were already firing freely.

"Boom", this is artillery fire. Liu Zhifu saw a cannonball pass at a speed visible to the naked eye, taking away the head of a soldier who was running around, and before the momentum weakened, another soldier was smashed to the point that his bones were broken, and he was convulsed and struggled on the ground.

Finished. What shield car cover, what forced to cross the trench, it's all over. Liu Zhifu could already imagine that this kind of blocking and bombardment had plunged the troops into chaos, and the fate of the soldiers who had already crossed the deep trenches without follow-up support was obviously doomed to be tragic.

He Zhuangzi closed one eye, tilted his head and aimed at a Qing soldier who stumbled over, and only deducted the plate machine at a distance of less than thirty meters. A thick white fog obscured his vision, and the massive impact from his shoulders made him lean back heavily.

With the thrust on his shoulder, He Zhuangzi turned to face his companion behind him, holding the fire gun in his hand, silently waiting for his companion to complete the loading. After loading, the companion vigorously pushed the fire gun directly into He Zhuangzi's arms, and took the empty gun with his hand. He Zhuangzi silently turned around and set up the firebolt, set up the firerope, and pointed the muzzle of the gun at another Qing soldier.

But before he could fire, a lead bullet flew over and shot into the stomach of the Qing soldier from the side. Qing Bing seemed to have been punched hard, his footsteps stopped, his knees weakened, he fell to the ground holding his stomach, and remained in this position for a while before falling down.

He Zhuangzi rolled his eyes, looking for the next target. used to be a captive soldier of the Ganshan Green Battalion, but now he is a fairly experienced Ming soldier. Conquest of Annan, brave in battle, five acres of meritorious land, this year's salary is five acres, He Zhuangzi is full of thinking about how to make meritorious contributions, turn his field into twenty acres, and then wait until next year, as soon as the age of marriage is reached, he will marry a daughter-in-law, and Annan women will be very good.

That Chen Si was lucky, he became a Ming army in Tengchong, and he won a war in Annan, although he broke a leg, he was replaced by an Annan girl, I heard that it was given to His Royal Highness Min by others. His mother ×, now this guy may be hugging his wife to enjoy happiness, He Zhuangzi sprinkled his jealousy and envy on shooting and killing the enemy. His firearm rotated to keep up with the pace of a clear soldier...... Another cloud of white mist erupted.

The Qing soldiers, who had crossed the deep trench and had taken the shit luck, were met with bad luck thirty meters from the breast wall trench. The area, which was no more than three feet wide and two feet deep, was covered by weeds and floating soil, which greatly reduced the speed of the Qing soldiers and staggered their footsteps, becoming a live target for the Ming army's musketeers, ending their desperate assault.

Dozens of shield wagons had already been destroyed, and the exposed Qing soldiers were subjected to another bombardment of cannons, followed by extended fire from muskets, ending the attack at the cost of corpses and heavy casualties.

"There are fewer shield cars, and there are not many ladders, and the manufacturing is rough, the siege is acceptable, and the more the trench is easy to break." Wu Sangui ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, and then squinted his eyes and began to sum up the lesson, "The enemy's artillery is worrying, but it is not without a way to deal with it. ”

"Lord Wang." Liu Xuanchu also got some of his own opinions through observation, "Next time you build more shield cars, you can push the shield cars directly into the trench, which is much faster than building ladders or filling trenches with soil bags." ”

Wu Sangui bowed his head lightly and said, "If our army pushes the artillery up, it should be able to suppress the enemy." Although there were minor setbacks this time, it was mainly due to the unfavorable terrain and the inability to use troops. However, I also learned some lessons from it. ”

"The arrangement of the enemy army is indeed very vicious." Liu Xuanchu also had to express his admiration and surprise, but then he turned his tone and said: "But if it's just these tricks, if you want to block my army, it's still far from enough." It's just that it is not known if the enemy has other means, and the walls are strangely built. ”

Wu Sangui also agreed with this, and sneered: "It's also painstaking, but it's a pity that it's trapped in a lonely city and will die." ”

…………… (To be continued......)